老黑

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)
trad. (老黑)		老	黑
simp. #(老黑)		老	黑

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎohēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄟ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎohēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎohei
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-hei¹
    • Yale: lǎu-hēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laohei
    • Palladius: лаохэй (laoxɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

老黑

1. (sometimes offensive) a black person

Usage notes

This term is usually considered mildly derogatory at best, and a racial slur at worst.

See also

• 老美 (lǎoměi)
• 老中 (lǎozhōng)
• 老墨
• 老印 (lǎoyìn)
• 老白男 (lǎobáinán)

Etymology 2

老 (“prefix”) + 黑社會／黑社会 (“triad”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ hak¹, lou⁵ haak¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ hak¹, lou⁵ haak¹
    • Yale: lóuh hāk, lóuh hāak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ hak⁷, lou⁵ haak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ heg¹, lou⁵ hag¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ hɐk̚⁵/, /lou̯¹³ haːk̚⁵/

Noun

老黑

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) triad

Synonyms

• 黑社會／黑社会 (hēishèhuì)